66/8. Chapter:
Sahih Bukhari 5004 — Quran Collection After the Prophet
The Qurra from among the Companions of the Prophet (saws)
Hadith About Quran Collection When the Prophet Died
Sahih Bukhari : 5004
Sahih BukhariHadith Number 5004
حَدَّثَنَا مُعَلَّى بْنُ أَسَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي ثَابِتٌ الْبُنَانِيُّ، وَثُمَامَةُ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ، قَالَ مَاتَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَلَمْ يَجْمَعِ الْقُرْآنَ غَيْرُ أَرْبَعَةٍ أَبُو الدَّرْدَاءِ وَمُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ وَزَيْدُ بْنُ ثَابِتٍ وَأَبُو زَيْدٍ. قَالَ وَنَحْنُ وَرِثْنَاهُ.
Anas bin Malik Narrated from:
When the Prophet (ﷺ) died, none had collected the Qur'an but four persons;: Abu Ad-Darda'. Mu`adh bin Jabal, Zaid bin Thabit and Abu Zaid. We were the inheritor (of Abu Zaid) as he had no offspring.
Reference : Sahih al-Bukhari 5004In-book reference : Book 66, Hadith 26USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 61, Hadith 526
Summary of Sahih Bukhari Hadith 5004
This Hadith also speaks about Quran collection, but with a slightly different wording. Anas ibn Malik says that when the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم died, none had collected the Quran but four people: Abu Ad-Darda, Mu‘adh ibn Jabal, Zaid ibn Thabit, and Abu Zaid. He then adds, “We were the inheritor,” referring to Abu Zaid having no offspring in the translation. The narration is useful for people searching for a hadith about Quran compilation and the Companions who preserved the Quran. The explanation should stay close to the text: it names people and points to their link with collecting the Quran. It does not require adding stories outside the report.
What we learn from this hadith
- The narration names four people connected with collecting the Quran.
- The report shows the known role of certain Companions in Quran preservation.
- Family inheritance is mentioned in relation to Abu Zaid in the translation.
- We should avoid adding details that the narration itself does not state.
